rayelliott
/
hugo-blog
Archived
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Releases Wiki Activity

update content

This commit is contained in:
ray 2020-02-16 16:19:52 +00:00
parent 3ca85f9d47
commit 57a3c55137
1 changed files with 16 additions and 9 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

25
content/posts/stanthams.md
View File

@ -15,23 +15,20 @@ Charles Stantham are a firm of made up solicitors who decided they wanted me to
The site is a fairly basic brochure site with no particularly special requirements. The site is a fairly basic brochure site with no particularly special requirements.
And so, for this relatively simple site I decided that a 'site-builder' and a pre-made theme would be used. And so, for this relatively simple site I decided that a 'site-builder' would be used.
## The Theme ## The Theme
The one chosen was [OceanWP](https://oceanwp.org/). The one chosen was [OceanWP](https://oceanwp.org/).
This uses [Elementor](https://elementor.com/) and provides a ready made, general purpose theme that can be customised for a particular use.
There were some bits of minor customisation required that were not possible through the theme's interface and so a child theme was created. There were a number of reasons why using OceanWP is appropriate for a project such as this:
Reasons for choosing OceanWP and Elementor:
* **Quick**. Using such solutions can cut development time considerably. * **Quick**. Using such solutions can cut development time considerably.
This can be especially important for low budget sites. This can be especially important for low budget sites.
Instead of building a site completely from scratch, a general, existing theme can be highly customised. Instead of building a site completely from scratch, a general, existing theme can be highly customised.
* **Flexible**. Although not as flexible as a bespoke theme, Elementor, and therefore OceanWP, is highly customisable. * **Flexible**. Although not as flexible as a bespoke theme, OceanWP is highly customisable.
For features that can't be created or modified within the theme a child theme can be created and these features added on that way. For features that can't be created or modified within the theme a child theme can be created and these features added on that way.
* **Extensible**. Many features are provided as extensions to the base of Elementor. * **Extensible**. Many features are provided as extensions to the base theme.
It is also not difficult to add custom functionality if needed. It is also not difficult to add custom functionality if needed.
* **Lightweight**. There are a lot of popular page builders available for WordPress. * **Lightweight**. There are a lot of popular page builders available for WordPress.
Not all of them are, relatively speaking, as lightweight or well coded. Not all of them are, relatively speaking, as lightweight or well coded.
@ -53,9 +50,19 @@ So, when working with WordPress, a theme developed from scratch should always be
However, this is not always possible given time or cost restraints and compromises may need to be made. However, this is not always possible given time or cost restraints and compromises may need to be made.
In these cases a site builder may be the best option. In these cases a site builder may be the best option.
As there were some minor customisations required that were not possible through the theme's interface, a child theme was created.
## The Plugins ## The Plugins
Apart from Elementor, I used a limited number of plugins. The main plugin used was [Elementor](https://elementor.com/).
Elementor is a 'Page Builder' that provides component based building blocks that can be added to a WordPress site and customised.
This has the advantage of speeding up development time considerably but brings disadvantages similar to those discussed above for using OceanWP.
Again, for this particular project, I felt the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.
Apart from Elementor, a limited number of other plugins were also used:
* [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/). * [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/).
For a basic contact submission form, this is perfectly suitable. For a basic contact submission form, this is perfectly suitable.
@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ Apart from Elementor, I used a limited number of plugins.
UpdraftPlus handles these very well. UpdraftPlus handles these very well.
* [WP Fastest Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/). * [WP Fastest Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/).
It is always better to use server side caching such as Nginx FastCGI cashing or Varnish. It is always better to use server side caching such as Nginx FastCGI cashing or Varnish.
However, in cases where this isn't practical, this plugin is a very competent solution. However, in cases where this isn't practical, this plugin is a competent solution.
* [WP Mail SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/). * [WP Mail SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/).
It can be tricky getting mail working when using WordPress within Docker containers. It can be tricky getting mail working when using WordPress within Docker containers.
This plugin provides for a simple solution. This plugin provides for a simple solution.